i been diabetic for 9 yrs and i am insulin dependent i need help control it better?

Answer 1

First of all you need to evaluate your diet. No one diabetic is like the other. Therefore, the amount of carbs you intake could very well be the key culprit. My motto is eat by your meter. Because of this, I have discovered that no more than 30 grams of carbs a sitting is allowed for me because anything more (regardless of my medication) causes a blood sugar spike. You need to see a nutritionist to evaluate whether or not your diet works for you specifically. Next, if the insulin you are receiving is not doing the trick, see a doctor. Your dose may need to be increased and/or you may need to also be put on oral medicines to assist in the insulin working better for you. Thirdly, exercise! Exercising will help lower your levels and the more you can do it the better. Lastly, educate yourself. There is always more books, medical journals, web sites, and people you can talk to in order to find out more information on what is working for them. This sometimes can be your best source, but I urge you to take action now. The higher your blood sugars are running the more likely you are for the complications as I am sure you know. I have even read that for the average person, by the time they die, they only have 60 percent of their insulin making cells left in their pancreas. So take action! Good Luck!

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Answer 3

Have you been taught how to count carbohydrates and give yourself the correct amount of insulin for whatever you are eating?

Give your diabetes clinic a ring if not and ask for training. Am trying to think what it is called but am struggling... DAFNE maybe?

I have an insulin pump, and every health authority is different on their views on this and how much money they have put into it. Again you need to talk to someone at your Diabetes clinic about this, but don't be frightened to persist with it. It has been completely life transforming for me - I got my life back - I am now me, rather than just being a diabetic!

An insulin pump is always attached (soon get used to it) and you have to change the tube etc every 3 days to avoid infections at the 'injection' site. You program it to give you a small amount of insulin all the time (just as a non-diabetics pancreas works) and you give yourself extra insulin everytime you eat (just as a non-diabetics pancreas would do).

I am lucky enough to be funded by the health service with my pump and all the extra bits needed. If they won't fund you though, it is pretty expensive.

Before they will consider you though they will want you to have tried everything else and they will want to be sure you are not 'cheating'. Before I got mine, my diet could not have been more perfect - low fat, high fibre, low sugar, complex carbohydrates etc but it took a little while before they believed me!

Answer 4

Diabetes for 9 years. All I can tell you is get down to Basic Diabetic Procedure.
1) Follow your Doctors orders.
2) Follow your Diet planned by your Doctor to the Tee.
3) Follow and plan a regular time to Take Insulin and eat.
4) No sugared snacks.
5) If exercise is possible follow what your Doctors has planned, for your exercise.

Answer 5

Diet, exercise and constant glucose testing is key to surviving diabetes, but I know that it is so much easier said than done....I got better control of mine, by first finding a really good general physician and an endocrinologist and about 6 months ago I got my insulin pump and now controlling my diabetes is so much easier and alot less stressful, you should check into the insulin pump and the company that makes mine "Medtronic" is really a great company and they have got alot of educational classes they offer even if you are not on the pump.

Answer 6

You should discuss these concerns with your doctor or endocrinologist. Until then, proper diet and exercise are very important in maintaining normal blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates are very important in diabetic diet, because they are broken down into sugars which increase the overall blood glucose. To help control carbs read up on the glycemic index of foods and which ones are better to eat than others.
The glycemic index tells you for 50g of a given food how fast the BS rises, how high it rises, and how fast it goes back down. The higher the glycemic index for a food the higher your blood sugar will be.
With exercise and reduction in lipids you will also be able to gain better control of BS levels. In addition to this, changing your insulin dosing schedule may help, or changing insulin products (rapid acting, regular, intermediate, long acting) may also help. There is currently only one FDA approved oral medication for type I diabetics, which may help control BS levels called Symalin.

Answer 7

You should make sure you check your blood sugar often in order to keep it under control. Also exercise regularly and eat well. If possible, you should go on an insulin pump. When I went on one I was able to control my diabetes much better.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

the absolute most important thing is exercising. diabetics should work really hard to do some sort, any sort of exercise a few times a week at least. another biggie which is obvious, is watch what you eat. but you'll be able to control your diabetes so much better if you do some exercise and eat fairly healthy, plus it'll get easier the more you do it. go to a nutritionist. they're awesome and they know their stuff. good luck!

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